Caption

Busy street in Berlin, print, annotation: '...', printmaker: Paul Paeschke (signed by artist), 1885 - 1943, paper, drypoint, roulette, intaglio printmaking technique, height 211 mm x width 262 mm, tram, city-view in general, 'veduta', street, Berlin, A wide street scene rendered in dark, sketchy strokes showing many people walking and standing among rows of boxy streetcars and carriages; the foreground is crowded with figures in varied postures and attire, some grouped and some solitary, while the middle ground features overlapping streetcars aligned along tracks and horse-drawn vehicles, and the background recedes into a long avenue flanked by tall buildings and dense trees, with large tree canopies dominating both sides of the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B26_129

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46.6Mb (12.4Mb) / 15.0in x 12.1in / 4489 x 3628 (300dpi)

Keywords

Busy street Berlin print annotation printmaker Paul Paeschke signed artist 1885 - 1943 paper drypoint roulette intaglio printmaking technique height 211 mm x width 262 mm tram city-view general veduta street wide street scene rendered dark sketchy strokes showing people walking standing rows boxy streetcars carriages foreground crowded figures varied postures attire grouped solitary middle ground features overlapping streetcars aligned tracks horse-drawn vehicles background recedes long avenue flanked tall buildings dense trees large tree canopies dominating sides composition